Northwest China: October 22 to 24, northern Xinjiang and eastern sections of the region will have light to moderate rain, with the possibility of snow or sleet. October 25, southeastern Gansu Province and southern Shaanxi will be overcast, receiving light rain followed by a cloudy weather, while the remainder sections will be sunny to cloudy. October 26, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy. October 27 to 28, western and northern Xinjiang will get light to moderate rain with the possibility of snow, increasing to heavy snowfall in some places. Sunny to cloudy skies will dominate the eastern sections.
North China: October 22, most sections will be sunny to cloudy. October 23 to 24, the region will experience light to moderate rain, with the possibility of snow or sleet, while some of eastern Inner Mongolia is to meet with heavy to stormy snow. October 25, southern Shanxi and southern and eastern Hebei Province will be covered by cloudy and rainy skies and then will become sunny. Most of the region will experience force 4 to 6 northerly winds with a drop in temperature. October 26 to 28, the region will be mainly sunny to cloudy with force 4 to 6 northerly winds and colder weather in eastern Inner Mongolia.
Northeast China: October 22 to 23, the region will be sunny to cloudy. October 24 to 25, most parts will see light to moderate rain, with the possibility of snow or sleet with heavy to stormy snowfall expected in some areas. October 26 to 27, the region will continue to be sunny to cloudy, following force 4 to 6 northerly winds and lower temperatures. October 28, cold weather will remain with force 4 to 6 northerly winds in the easternmost parts.
Central China: October 22, some of Hubei and northwestern Hunan will be overcast with light rain or moderate rainfall in some places. October 23 to 24, northern Hunan, Hubei and Henan will see light to moderate rain. October 25, southern Hunan will get light rain, while Henan and eastern Hubei will experience force 4 northerly winds. October 26 to 28, most parts will be sunny to cloudy.
East China: October 22 to 23, sunny to cloudy skies will dominate the region. October 24, the central and middle parts will receive light to moderate rain. October 25, the easternmost and southern parts will see light to moderate rain. October 25 to 26, areas north of the Huaihe River will have force 4 northerly winds with force 5 to 6 in the Shandong Peninsula. The temperature will decline throughout the above-mentioned parts. October 27 to 28, most of the region will be sunny to cloudy while the Shandong Peninsula will continue to experience force 4 to 6 northerly winds.
South China: October 22 to 24, most parts will be mainly sunny to cloudy. October 25, some of the northern parts will be overcast with light rain or showers. October 26 to 28, most parts will be sunny to cloudy skies.
Southwest China: October 22 to 23, eastern Tiber, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan and Guizhou will see light to moderate rain, with the possibility of snow or rain showers successively with heavier rainfall expected in some areas. October 24, eastern Tiber, northwest Yunnan, eastern Sichuan, Chongqing and most of Guizhou will have light to moderate rain. Some places will meet with heavy rain. October 25 to 27, eastern Tiber, southwest Yunnan and northwest Yunnan will be overcast with light rain. October 28, eastern Tiber and western Sichuan will be overcast with light rain, and the possibility of snow or sleet.
Source: China National Meteorological Center
(China.org.cn, October 19, 2007)
